"Alex" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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But if you are so caritative that you want to help the world, what
about sending AIDS drugs and food to Africa? It would be much cheaper
and it would help many more people without killing anyone. So tell me,
why is the US not doing this? I'll tell you: because it isn't in the
interest of the US economic powers (read defense, oil, and
reconstruction bussinesses).

Guess again. The Bush Administration has proposed increasing aid to
Africa
several times. This proposal has been met with overwhelming apathy by
Congress and the American electorate -- with good reason, IMHO.

The reason we don't excited about helping Africa anymore is because they
seem to have no interest in helping themselves.

In a very real sense, and in the eyes of many Americans, the Somali
warlords
of Mogadishu sealed that continent's fate.

Is that so? Why, then, are the brave american soldiers not fighting these
warlords?


We did or should I say 2 ex-presidents ordered the US Military, in a very
half-ass way, to do just that. A number of troops got their ass handed to
them. The prevailing read on the US people's opinion at the time was Africa
can just implode. This is probability a pretty accurate judgment.

I always find it interesting that people who think the US shouldn't get
involved in foreign entanglements jump at the idea of us helping countries
where we don't have a damn thing to gain.

20 to 30 years from now everybody (US, EU) can go in and pick over the
ashes.